Blakslee, Perrin & Darling v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.

HAZEL, District Judge.

This is a motion to remand this action to the state court on the ground that under the Judicial Code, which went jnto effect January 1, 1912,, the amount involved, $2,406.92, is insuffi*711cient to confer jurisdiction on this court; the required amount being in excess of $3,000. But the repealing act contains a saving clause (section 299) which provides that it shall not affect “any act done, or any right accruing or accrued,” and the question presented is whether the right of action is based upon a right accruing at the time the act went into effect.

Under the policy of…